548 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 37

The Canterbury Regiment

Major (temp. Brigadier) D. Dobson, M.C., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Brigadier. Dated 5th May, 1943.

The undermentioned temp. Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

J. R. Harrison. Dated 15th February, 1943.
A. W. Beanland. Dated 20th March, 1943.

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—

D. J. Gibson. R. W. H. Maslin. Dated 1st April, 1943.
J. Barwick. S. Innes-Jones. E. R. Rastrick.
J. A. Masterton. L. Wilkinson. Dated 2nd April, 1943.
J. M. O. Walker. A. C. Keell. J. W. H. Barnes.
R. St. C. Donovan. E. J. Pumphrey. E. G. Wood.
L. F. Allan. A. B. Hobbs. Dated 2nd April, 1943.

Lieutenant A. I. Garriock is posted to the Retired List. Dated 12th April, 1943.

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—

J. R. Middleton. H. G. G. Lyttle. Dated 22nd April, 1943.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment

Captain A. E. Brockett, E.D., to be temp. Major. Dated 29th March, 1943.

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—

R. W. Conning. Dated 5th April, 1943.
J. E. Allen. Dated 6th April, 1943.
A. H. Eddie. Dated 7th April, 1943.

Temp. Captain G. H. Cunningham to be temp. Major, and remains seconded. Dated 20th March, 1943.

Captain Henry Tasman Jones, Retired List, to be temp. Lieutenant, and is seconded. Dated 12th November, 1942.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant T. R. Buxton to be temp. Lieutenant, with seniority to date from 7th December, 1942. Dated 17th February, 1943.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant R. W. T. Whittington to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 3rd April, 1943.

The Southland Regiment

The undermentioned temp. Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

A. R. Dunlop. Dated 1st April, 1943.
A. H. Robins. Dated 2nd April, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant D. Patterson to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1st March, 1943.

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—

R. Collingwood. Dated 2nd April, 1943.
J. E. Gordon. Dated 3rd April, 1943.
P. W. Gresson. Dated 4th April, 1943.
D. G. W. Brown. Dated 5th April, 1943.
T. H. Cleaver. Dated 6th April, 1943.

The N.Z. Scottish Regiment

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—

C. B. Stuart. A. S. Murie.
F. Robertson. H. D. Thomson. Dated 2nd April, 1943.

J. M. McEwen, and is seconded. Dated 9th April, 1943.

The Maori Battalion

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant M. K. Huna resigns his commission. Dated 1st April, 1943.

N.Z. Army Service Corps

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—

K. Clarkson. Dated 24th February, 1943.
R. H. Smith, and remains seconded. Dated 13th March, 1943.
T. H. Hardwick. Dated 28th March, 1943.
K. Crane. Dated 1st April, 1943.
T. M. Davis, and remains seconded. R. P. Levien. Dated 3th April, 1943.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. S. Murray, M.B., Ch.B., to be temp. Major. Dated 1st December, 1942.

Temp. Lieutenant A. Crowther to be temp. Captain. Dated 1st April, 1943.

N.Z. Chaplains Department

The Rev. David Henry Vincent Michael to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England). Dated 1st April, 1943.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps

Temp. Lieutenant P. J. Williams to be temp. Captain, and remains seconded. Dated 6th March, 1943.

CORPS OF N.Z. MILITARY POLICE

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant R. B. Winthrop to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 17th March, 1943.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

Miss Sarah Martha McKay to be Charge Sister. Dated 16th October, 1940.

Miss Christina McDonald to be Sister, is granted the temporary rank of Charge Sister whilst Sister in Charge of a Base Hospital, and is seconded. Dated 12th April, 1943.

Mrs. Vera Maude Wright to be Sister, and is seconded. Dated 12th April, 1943.

The undermentioned to be Sisters :—

Miss Dorothy Ann Atkinson. Miss Sarah Annie Mackereth.
Miss Elizabeth Daisy Cargo. Miss Mary Margaret Evelyn Robertson.
Miss Joan Gwendoline Woodruff Dickson. Miss Doris Mary Roberton.
Miss Zetland Mary Foley. Miss Joan Catherine Salkeld.
Miss Margaret Hodge. Miss Joyce Tomlinson.
Miss Reta Nancy Hodgen. Miss Joan Waine Washbourn.

Dated 9th April, 1943.

OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Brigadier A. S. Falconer, D.S.O., M.C., E.D., and is transferred from The Otago Regiment (Reserve of Officers), to the Colonels List with the rank of Brigadier, with seniority from 27th May, 1941. Dated 22nd January, 1943.

Lieutenant-Colonel F. S. Varnham, M.C., E.D., and is reposted to The Taranaki Regiment, with seniority from 2nd June, 1935, and retains the temporary rank of Brigadier whilst seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major G. F. Bertrand, O.B.E., E.D., and is transferred from The Taranaki Regiment (Reserve of Officers), to the Maori Battalion with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 25th May, 1937. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Lieutenant-Colonel N. C. Speight, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 2nd September, 1941. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major R. W. Sharp, and is reposted to the N.Z. Artillery with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 30th June, 1942. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major C. J. Williams, and is reposted to The Hawke’s Bay Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 4th December, 1942, and remains seconded. Dated 4th December, 1942.

Major A. D. Copeland, and is reposted to The North Auckland Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 7th February, 1942, and retains the acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst seconded. Dated 12th December, 1942.

Major J. J. Brownlee, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 1st January, 1943. Dated 1st January, 1943.

Major J. M. A. Samson, E.D., is reposted to The Otago Regiment, and remains seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 25th November, 1942.

Captain D. M. Eckhoff is reposted to the N.Z. Army Pay Corps, dated 25th March, 1943, and is granted the honorary rank of Major, dated 13th April, 1943.

Captain F. W. Horton, and is reposted to The Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rifles with the rank of Major, with seniority from 10th September, 1935. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major E. F. Laws, and is reposted to The Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles, with seniority from 14th March, 1937, and remains seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Captain G. H. Weir, and is transferred from the Reserve of Officers to the Active List of The Hauraki Regiment with the rank of Major, with seniority from 1st November, 1938, and remains seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major A. L. Hogg, and is reposted to the N.Z. Artillery with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 15th June, 1941, and remains seconded. Dated 1st January, 1943.

Major A. D. W. Woolcott, and is transferred from The Wellington West Coast Regiment to The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own) with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 29th July, 1941. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major G. L. Mather, and is reposted to The Taranaki Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 29th July, 1941, and remains seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major T. V. Fitzpatrick, and is transferred from The North Auckland Regiment (Reserve of Officers), to the Waikato Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 25th August, 1941. Dated 27th February, 1943.

Major A. T. McL. Scott, and is transferred from The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), to the Maori Battalion, with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 22nd October, 1941. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major F. R. McBride, and is reposted to The Hawke’s Bay Regiment, with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 30th October, 1941. Dated 8th February, 1943.

Major C. K. Fleming, and is transferred from The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment to the N.Z. Ordnance Corps with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 8th November, 1941, and remains seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Lieutenant E. W. Kerr, and is reposted to The Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 27th October, 1942. Dated 1st November, 1942.